maḫrûm

Akkadian

Root
m-ḫ-r
4 terms

**Akkadian numbers ^(edit)**
	10
	1	2 →	10 →
Cardinal: ištēn Ordinal: pānûm, maḫrûm, istī'um Multiplier: ištīššu

Etymology

From 𒅆 (maḫrum, “front”) +‎ 𒄿 (-ī, nisba suffix).

Pronunciation

(Old Babylonian) IPA^(key): /maχˈruːm/

Adjective

maḫrûm (base maḫrī, feminine maḫrītum, masculine plural maḫrûtum, feminine plural maḫriātum) (Old Babylonian, Middle Assyrian)

first, old, original
first (to come or go), next, future
former, earlier, previous
fore, front

Alternative forms

maḫrû (non-mimated)

Cuneiform spellings
Logograms	Phonetic
𒅆 (IGI)	𒈠𒄴𒊒𒌑𒌝 (ma-aḫ-ru-u₂-um) 𒈤𒀸 (maḫ-rum) 𒈤𒊒𒌑 (maḫ-ru-u₂) 𒈤𒊑𒄿𒌈 (maḫ-ri-i-tum) (feminine)

Related terms

maḫrītum (“front part”)

References

“maḫrû”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD), volume 1, A, part 1, Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1964